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ugly duckling cake

sonflowergirl74 avatar
Recipe by
Adrienne May
@sonflowergirl74
New Castle, DE

The cake may be ugly, but it sure tastes good! This is a cake I sometimes make at Easter. I hope you enjoy it!

cook time 45 Min
method Bake

Ingredients For ugly duckling cake

  • 1 box
    yellow cake mix
  • 1 can
    fruit cocktail
  • 4
    eggs
  • 1/4 c
    vegetable oil
  • 2 1/3 c
    coconut, shredded divided
  • 1 box
    instant lemon pudding mix
  • 1/2 c
    brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 1/2 c
    pecans chopped
  • 1/2 c
    butter
  • 1/2 c
    sugar
  • 1/2 c
    evaporated milk

How To Make ugly duckling cake

  • 1
    preheat oven to 325. grease and flour 9x13 inch pan.
  • 2
    In mixer bowl, combine cake mix, fruit cocktail, eggs, oil, 1 cup of coconut and pudding. Beat well with mixer for 4 minutes and pour into prepared pan. Mix together pecans and brown sugar and sprinkle over batter.
  • 3
    Bake in 325 degree oven for 45 minutes. While cake is baking, combine butter, sugar and evaporated milk in small pan. Cook until boiling and boil for 2 minutes. Remove from heat and add remaining 1 1/3 cup coconut.
  • 4
    Remove cake from oven and spoon mixture over hot cake. Allow cake to cool some before serving. Cake can be served warm or cold.
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